The Nurse Practitioner in Saudi Arabia: Potentials and Threats |
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Affiliation: | Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO;Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Nashville, TN;The Journal for Nurse Practitioners |
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Abstract: | The provision of the nurse practitioner (NP) began in the mid-1960s and is defined more clearly nowadays in many developed countries, such as the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Australia. Their scope of practice is legally well defined in these nations. However, the countries of the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, face the problem of lack of enough numbers of NPs and even lack well-defined NPs’ roles and duties. Several challenges face the effective adoption of the NP title and roles in Saudi Arabia, where it cannot be identified successfully without a clear recognition, definition, scope, legislation, or a regulatory framework |
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Keywords: | nurse practice nurse practitioner Saudi Arabia |
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